As evidenced in my summer manifesto, I love summer drinks. This summer, I find myself loving Sangria, Margheritas, and my favorite, Mojitos. Mojitos are delightfully customizable, and I’ve found myself making them with a variety of fruit and always with fresh mint. Fresh mint makes almost everything taste better and we have a serious growth of mint in our garden. It’s basically taken over the front yard!
Mojito recipes are everywhere. Basically it’s rum, muddled mint (and/or fruit), simple syrup, lime juice, and club soda. I never measure anything, adding more of each ingredient until it tastes perfect. Currently my favorite fruits to add are fresh strawberries and/or mango. Sometimes I even switch out the rum for whiskey, because whiskey is my favorite hard alcohol. I’m pretty sure they are no longer considered mojitos when I make that switch, but I’m not sure what whiskey and mint drinks are called. Traditional or not, mojitos are a delightfully, delicious light summer beverage, and they are almost always better when you add some fresh fruit.
What’s your favorite summer drink?
I hope everyone’s weekends are full of refreshing summer beverages, good friends, and warm breezes. Happy Friday!
Mojitos always seemed so difficult to make when I watch the bartender do all this fanciness to get it ready, but you make it seem so simple! I will have to try it. My drink, so far this Summer, has been Jack (or Jim) & Ginger. I normally don’t drink whiskey but the ginger ale with it is perfect.
That is what I get almost every single time I go out. I love whiskey and ginger ale. When I make them at home, I add mint. lol. They’re delicious with mint too.
I see a theme here………
I love mojitos! May have had a few too many this weekend
Must have been a great weekend!
I make a sangria with red wine, rum, ginger ale and fresh fruit, whatever type is in season.
That sounds pretty delicious. I’ve never made sangria with ginger ale but I’ll have to try that sometime soon.
Love the idea of a mango mojito – sounds so sweet and refreshing!
They are delicious!!
my favorite drink!